Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Yellow   Blooming: July - mid-August

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Showy Goldenrod

Solidago speciosa

Blooms mid-July - October

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Canada Goldenrod (Tall Goldenrod)

Solidago canadensis

Blooms mid-July - mid-October

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

Tall Bur-Marigold (Crowned Beggarticks) (Tickseed Sunflower)

Bidens coronata

Blooms mid-July - mid-October

Prefers full to part sun, wet soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Showy Sunflower (Cheerful Sunflower)

Helianthus lactiflorus

Blooms mid-July - September

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

Common Black Snakeroot

Sanicula odorata

Blooms mid-May - July

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Moneywort

Moneywort

Blooms June - July

Prefers part sun, moist soil

Vine (common)

 

 

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Blooms mid-June - July

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Shrub (common)

 

 

Brown-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Savanna Sunflower (Pale-Leaved Sunflower)

Helianthus strumosus

Blooms August - mid-September

Prefers part sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

 

Wingstem (Yellow Ironweed)

Verbesina alternifolia

Blooms August - September

Prefers part to full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Sweet Black-Eyed Susan (Sweet Coneflower)

Rudbeckia subtomentosa

Blooms August - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

Elm-Leaved Goldenrod

Solidago ulmifolia

Blooms August - mid-November

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Common Beggar's Ticks

Bidens frondosa

Blooms August - mid-October

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Tall Beggar's Ticks

Bidens vulgata

Blooms August - mid-October

Prefers part to full sun, moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Blooms August - September

Prefers full to part sun, moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Grass-Leaved Goldenrod

Euthamia graminifolia

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Late Goldenrod (Giant Goldenrod)

Solidago gigantea

Blooms August - September

Prefers part to full sun, moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Stiff Goldenrod

Oligoneuron rigidum

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Zigzag Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Blooms August - September

Prefers shade to light shade, moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Giant Sunflower (Tall Sunflower)

Helianthus giganteus

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Maximilian's Sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Blooms August

Prefers full sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Yellow Goat's Beard
Tragopogon pratensis 

Blooms mid-May - July

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Blooms mid-April - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Blooms mid-June - September

Prefers part to full sun, wet soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Giant Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Michigan Lily

Lilium michiganense

Blooms mid-June - July

Prefers full to part sun, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Blooms mid-June - August

Prefers full sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Dark Green Rush

Scirpus atrovirens

Blooms Mid-June - Mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, wet to moist soil

Aquatice (common)

 

 

Orange Jewelweed (Touch-Me-Not)

Impatiens capensis

Blooms July - September

Prefers part sun to light shade, wet to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

Wood Nettle

Laportea canadensis

Blooms July - September

Prefers part sun to light shade, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Orange Hawkweed (Devil's Paintbrush)

Hieracium aurantiacum

Blooms June - September

Prefers part to full sun, dry to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

Yellow Giant Hyssop

Agastache nepetoides

Blooms mid-July - September

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Canada Milkvetch

Astragalus canadensis

Blooms July - August

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

American Spikenard

Aralia racemosa

Blooms July - mid-August

Prefers part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Hemp (Marijuana)

Cannabis sativa

Blooms July - August

Prefers full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Prairie Indian Plantain

Arnoglossum plantagineum

Blooms July

Prefers full to part sun, moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Orange Day Lily

Hemerocallis fulva

Blooms mid-June - July

Prefers full to part sun, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Blooms mid-May - July

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Round-Headed Bush Clover

Lespedeza capitata

Blooms August - mid-September

Prefers full sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

Great Angelica

Angelica atropurpurea

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, wet to moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Prairie Cinquefoil

Drymocallis arguta

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers full sun, slightly dry soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Common Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Clearweed

Pilea pumila

Blooms August - September

Prefers part sun to light shade, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Blooms mid-April - mid-July

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Horse Nettle (Carolina Nightshade)

Solanum carolinense

Blooms mid-June - September

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Blooms July - mid-August

Prefers full sun, slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Johnny Jump-Up

Viola tricolor

Blooms mid-June - mid-August

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

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